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A 7th Grade Research Project About Pirates

Treasure Island Novel Study



I. Electronic Databases (most reliable) - access from home page link

User Name and Password requiredOur electronic resources are the most reliable for information. On the left navigation area, click on Electronic Resources, then choose which resource. You will need user names and passwords, so if you don't have a library brochure with this information, see the library staff to get one.


II. Reliable Websites on the Internet - use ONLY these Internet websites
  1. National Geographic: Pirates
  2. Geographia: Pirates of the Bahamas
  3. Thinkquest: Pirate History
  4. The Field Museum: The Pirate Ship Whydah
  5. Infoplease: Pirates
  6. Modern Day Pirates: Video from History.Com - think pirates were only historical figures? Not so! Pirates are alive and operating today. Watch this video about an actual pirate attack.
  7. Famous Pirates & Pirate History - A great place to whet your appetite for learning about pirates, BUT be aware that this is a personal wiki and that the articles found on this site need to be corroborated with other sources.
  8. The Pirate's Realm - Again, another great resource and good place to start, but many of these articles do not have authors' names included, so be sure to double-check the facts with another source.
  9. The Way of the Pirates
  10. Piece of Eight: A Guide to 17th Century Piracy
  11. No Quarter Given
  12. Pirate Stories: Texas Pirates
  13. The Pirate's Cove
  14. Pirate's Hold

III. Print Resources at the Richview Cowboy Library

Reference (In-Library Use Only)
  1. World Book Encyclopedia
  2. Compton's Encyclopedia

Nonfiction Books - No checkout - classroom use only
  1. Pirate (Platt)
  2. You Wouldn't Want to be a Pirate's Prisoner! (Malam)
  3. A History of Pirates (Hamilton)
  4. A Pirate's Life (Hamilton)
  5. Pirates: Raiders of the High Seas (Maynard)
  6. Piracy & Plunder: A Murderous Business (Meltzer)

Clarksville Public Library
Use the search term "pirates" and focus on call numbers that are nonfiction (numbers, not E or F). For books with reading levels for upper elementary through high school, use the call numbers which begin with J or Y before the numerical call number.